Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from meters to kilometers is 0.001, which means that 1 meter is equal to 0.001 kilometers:
1 m = 0.001 km
To convert 1200 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 1200 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 m → 0.001 km
1200 m → L(km)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in kilometers:
L(km) = 1200 m × 0.001 km
L(km) = 1.2 km
The final result is:
1200 m → 1.2 km
We conclude that 1200 meters is equivalent to 1.2 kilometers:
1200 meters = 1.2 kilometers
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.83333333333333 × 1200 meters.
Another way is saying that 1200 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.83333333333333 kilometers.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred meters is approximately one point two kilometers:
1200 m ≅ 1.2 km
An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point eight three three times one thousand two hundred meters.
Conversion table
meters to kilometers chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters to kilometers
meters (m) | kilometers (km) |
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1201 meters | 1.201 kilometers |
1202 meters | 1.202 kilometers |
1203 meters | 1.203 kilometers |
1204 meters | 1.204 kilometers |
1205 meters | 1.205 kilometers |
1206 meters | 1.206 kilometers |
1207 meters | 1.207 kilometers |
1208 meters | 1.208 kilometers |
1209 meters | 1.209 kilometers |
1210 meters | 1.21 kilometers |